Telephone-receiver support.



J. G. HARRIS & A. MANGUSO.

TELEPHONE RECEIVER SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5. 1908.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

I WHMMQM FOSEPH G. HARRIS AND ANTHONY MANCUSO, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLV'ANIA.

, TELEPHONE-RECEIVER SUPPORT.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

Application filed September 5, 1908. Serial No. 451,797. 4

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, J osnrrr G. HARRIS,

and ANTHONY MANoUso, both citizens of the ,receiver supports and consists of certain improvements which are fully set forth in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings which form a part thereof.

The objectof our invention is to provide a means for supporting a telephone receiver in such a manner that it may be moved into a position in front of the ear of a person talking into the transmitter of a telephone setand be supported independently of the speaker and, at the same time, so sustained that it may be thrown backward when outof use and its weight utilized for operating the control switch of the instrument.

Our invention consists in a swinging arni carrying at its free end a telephone receiver and pivoted at its otherend to a bracket clamped to the usual telephone stand or sup port, the pivot being at an elevation high enough uprelatively to the usual switch lever or fork to enable the arm to rest di-; rectly upon the upper part of said lever or fork todepress it by the weight of the re ceiver acting through the arm and the arm being socombincd with the bracket that it is held in a position slightly in front of a vertical. line through the pivots when the arm and receiver are swung forward for use, the construction being such that all cams and complicated movable parts are obviated, and the device may be constructed at a small cost.

Our invention also comprehends details of construction which, together with the features above specified, will be better understood by reference to the drawings, in which:

Figure-- 1 is a persywctive View of a desk telephone set having our improvements a1) plied thereto: and Fig. 2 is a plan view of our iinprownients, separated from the usual telephone instruments.

A is the telephone stand and B is the transmitter. I

C is the telephone receiver and D the usual pivotedswitch lever or fork for the receiver and is pivoted to the cylindricalupright body B of the stand A.

E is a bracket, adjustably clamped upon the body part B of' the stand-arid is made of two parts E and E fastened-together by bolts F F and F The parts E E fit tightly together where the bolt F comes and on one side of this place they are bent in semi-circles, oppositely arranged, to fit around the upri ht body B of the stand. The ends E 0 these parts, beyondthe curved portions, extend outward as'flanges through which the clamping bolt F passes and by which the ends are drawn together to clamp the bracket E to the body part B of the stand. The other ends of the parts E and E are bent forward and so formedas to provide a slot G and an abutment H; and

said ends are secured firmly together bythe bolt F, which also acts as a pivot or fulcrum for the swinging arm I which carries the receiver C. This pivot bolt F is located in a horizontal plane close to' the plane of the switch lever D and'considerably in front of it, as clearly indicated. When this bracket is being put in position upon the stand, the bolts F F are loosened and bolt F is removed and after being applied and the bolt F tightened, the other bolt F is tightened and finally, bolt F is applied andtightened.

The arm I is made of a flat bar having its pivoted end bent into a vertical plane and fitted in the slotted part G of the bracket where it is hinged on the bolt F. Its forward edge is notched as at I to coact with the abutment H to hold the arm in its elevated and forward position and forward of the saidpivot F. The main body of this arm I is curved upward and at the free end thereof, is pivoted a receiver clamp J by bolt'M. The receiver clamp J is formed of two sheet metal parts J and J hinged together atJ 'l he hinging of the clamp upon the arm I is so made as to give a material adjustment to the receiver relative ,to the transmitter. The parts J J 2 are curved so as to form a tubular holder for the receiver and they are also provided with flanges L andL respectively through which a clamping screw or bolt M passes. The inner surfaces of the parts J J may be covered with cloth or leather to prcvcn ing of the receiver. Likewise th faces of the curved parts 1. hid."- r. of the bracket ma be covered with cloth or leather in any wel known manner.

When the receiver carrying parts are out of use, they are as shown in solid lines in Figs; 1 and Q; and when in use, are as indicated in dotted lines, F i 1. When out of use, the arm 1 extends ackward from its pivotb F resting bodily upon the switch le- V81 ceiver C is thus supported back of the said lever and upon the opposite side thereof to that on which the ivot F is locatedi -'In this manner the tn 1 weight of the receiver comes .upon the switch lever and without the intervention of cams or intermediate special parts. The pivot F is'so high up "that the arm I- lies backward heavily upon the switch lever and yet the end of the arni is curved upward so as not to bring the weight of the receiver too far back and consequently does not put too much strain upon the'switch lever. By this means the full throw of the switch lever is assured, a .feature of the utmost importance.

W'henthe arm I and the receiver D are pulled forward. the pressure upon the switch lever is removed; and by means of the abutment H, the arm is brought to rest at the proper position to insure the receiver D beinto the transmitter. The transmitter clamp is So pivoted that its axis of oscillation is oblique to a horizontal, so that it is possible to adjust the receiver forward or backward and downward or upward to suit the requircments of the erson using the instrument. Moreover, t e arm I is made of a Hat metal bar and may be readily bent to 'meet the normal requirements of the user. 'e have shown our invention in the form which we have found most satisfactory for commercial use, and while we prefer such construction, the details thereof may be modified without departing from the spirit of the intention.

Having now described our invention. whatwe claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. The combination of'a telephone stand having an upright body and a pivoted switch lever, with a bracket adjustably clamped .around the body part of the stand and provided with a pivot arranged in a horizontal plane close to the horizontal plane of the switch lever and in front of it. a swinging arm hinged to the pivot carried 'by the racket and adapted to be swung backwardso as to rest directly and bodily upon and be supported by the switch lever,

a telephone receiver, and means on the free end of the swinging arm for support-mg the receiver said means consisting of a clamp and supported thereby and the remg in front of the ear of the person talking b eliimp carried upon its free end consistin of two parts'hinged together and provide with means to draw the two parts ofthe clamp together, and means to drawthe two curved parts of the bracket togethen to constitute a clamp.

3. In a tele hone receiver support, the combination of a bracket consisting of two parts E E bolted together and having oppositely bentcnrved parts on one end and a long angular extendm part atthe -other end terminating in a s ot G and an abutment H, with swinging arm I hi d in the slotted portion on an axis pariifiil, to the plane of the curvedparts of .the bracket and adaptedto be supported by the abut)- nient when swung forward, a clamp carried upon its free end consisting of two parts hinged together and to the am I'll an axis transversely arranged with respect to the lrmge axis of the arm 1 111 the bracket sald hinge lncludmg means to draw the two parts of-the clamp together, and means to draw the two curved parts of the bracket together to constitute a clamp.

4. In a tele hone receiver support the combination of a bracket consisting of two parts ET E bolted togethgr and having oppositely bent curved parts on one end and a ong angular extendin part at the other end terminating in a s at and an almtment H, with swinging arm'EI hinged in the slotted portion and said arm being bent backward and upward when turned away from the abutment. and adapted to be suported by the abutment'when swung forward, a clamp carriedupon itsfree end consisting of two parts hinged together and one of which is hinged to the arm I said hinge including means to draw the two parts of the clamp together. and means to draw the two curved parts of the bracket together to constitute a clamp.

In testimony of which invention. we have hereunto set our hands.

JOSEPH (i. HARRIS. ANTI-ION Y MANCU'SO. Witnesses:

M. Hux'rsn, R. M. KELLY. 

